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1804 Paris, France - 1860. Known for: Painting and lithography of historic events, portraits, refugees, battle scenes, horses.
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer*. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire.... Read full biography
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer*. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire. Raffet was born in Paris. At an early age he was apprenticed to a wood turner, but took up the study... Read full biography
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer*. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire. Raffet was born in Paris. At an early age he was apprenticed to a wood turner, but took up the study of art at evening classes. At the age of 18 he entered the workshop of Cabanel, where he applied his skill to the decoration of china, and where he met Rudor, from whom he received instruction in... Read full biography
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer*. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire. Raffet was born in Paris. At an early age he was apprenticed to a wood turner, but took up the study of art at evening classes. At the age of 18 he entered the workshop of Cabanel, where he applied his skill to the decoration of china, and where he met Rudor, from whom he received instruction in lithography, in the practice of which he was to rise to fame. He then entered the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris*, but returned to lithography in 1830 when he produced on stone his famous designs of Lützen, Waterloo, Le bal, La revue, and Les adieux de la... Read full biography
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer*. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire. Raffet was born in Paris. At an early age he was apprenticed to a wood turner, but took up the study of art at evening classes. At the age of 18 he entered the workshop of Cabanel, where he applied his skill to the decoration of china, and where he met Rudor, from whom he received instruction in lithography, in the practice of which he was to rise to fame. He then entered the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris*, but returned to lithography in 1830 when he produced on stone his famous designs of Lützen, Waterloo, Le bal, La revue, and Les adieux de la garrison, by which his reputation became immediately established. Raffet's chief works were his lithographs of the Napoleo... Read full biography
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Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer*. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire.
Raffet was born in Paris.
At an early age he was apprenticed to a wood turner, but took up the study of art at evening classes. At the age of 18 he entered the workshop of Cabanel, where he applied his skill to the decoration of china, and where he met Rudor, from whom he received instruction in lithography, in the practice of which he was to rise to fame.
He then entered the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris*, but returned to lithography in 1830 when he produced on stone his famous designs of Lützen, Waterloo, Le bal, La revue, ...But wait, there's more...
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